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On June 27, 2011, the U.S. Department of State hosted a Diplomacy Conference on U.S. Policy in the Caribbean, the third in a series of public outreach conferences aimed at engaging key constituencies on foreign policy issues. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela delivered remarks at the conference. The agenda also featured Ambassador Charles Shapiro, Senior Coordinator for Economic Issues, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, as well as a panel discussion with Caribbean Diaspora experts on security, development and governance in the region.